The Oklahoma State University Undergraduate Sports Media Program is the largest stand-alone sports media major in the world.
All 10 faculty members in the OSU Sports Media Program possess extensive practitioner experience in the sports communication industry and most focus their research on sports media. This helps them keep up with trends and happenings in the field. When you pursue an undergraduate degree in Sports Media from OSU, you will receive classic hands-on training in practitioner-based coursework covering all aspects of the multimedia, sport communication industry.
All Sports Media students also take industry overview and theoretical courses to provide broad knowledge. OSU Sports Media students choose from one of the three specializations for a focus:
- Sports Media - Journalism
For students aspiring toward careers with sports journalism outlets, such as serving as announcers, bloggers, broadcasters, columnists and reporters for online sites, newspapers, radio, social media and television outlets. View the degree sheet for this route. - Sports Media - Production
For behind-the-scenes careers in sports media production within the sports television, radio and film industries, as well as sports media digital production. OSU Sports Media has its own in-house video production team, and many of our students intern with Orange Power Studios, the in-house video production unit for OSU Athletics. View the degree sheet for this route. - Sports Media - Strategic Communication/Sports Information
For sports media careers in collegiate sports information, public relations, community relations, advertising, social media management and sports marketing. Many of our students in this track work for OSU Athletics Communications and often go on to intern or work for professional sports teams. View the degree sheet for this route.
Students can gain hands-on, real-world experience through writing sports stories for the O'Colly or producing sports shows for OStateTV or KXZY Radio. Sports Media students also garner professional and student media experience covering or working for major sports organizations, such as Oklahoma State Athletics, the Oklahoma City Thunder, ESPN, FOX Sports, major television networks, newspapers and online news media within Oklahoma and neighboring states.
Where can a degree in sports media take you?
- Multimedia Reporter
- Sports Reporter
- Sports Writer
- Sports Radio Host
- Audio Engineer
- Media Coordinator
- Sports Information Director
- Production Assistant
- Sports Analyst
- Sports Editor
- Sports Statistician
- Sports Talk-Show Host
- Sports Marketing and Communications Director
- Sports Media Specialist
- Videographer
Click on the links below to view the degree sheets:
BA - Bachelor of Arts, Sports Media
BS - Bachelor of Science, Sports Media
For a closer look at the OSU Sports Media program, click here.